diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
index b390a6c8f8..d7a64b4872 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *new_gd, ulong dest_addr)
 #ifndef CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
 	extern char * env_name_spec;
 #endif
-	char *s;
 	bd_t *bd;
 
 	gd = new_gd;